persons. Today, well-mannered children have more freedom.
Sometimes good manners in one place are bad manners in other place.
Suppose you are a visitor in the land of Mongolia. Some friends ask you to eat with them. What kind of manners do they want you to have? They want you to give a loud "burp (打嗝)" after you finish eating.
Burping will show that you like your food. In some countries, if you give a loud burp, you are told to say, "Excuse me, please."
In many places people like to eat together. But in some parts of Polynesia, it is bad manners to be seen eating at all. People show their good manners by turning their backs on others while they eat.
What are good manners like in an East Africa town? The people try not to see you. They are being
polite. You may see a friend. He may not see you at all. If you’re polite, you will sit down beside him. You will wait until he finishes what he doing. Then he will talk to you.
Suppose you visit a friend in Arabia. You should walk behind the tents until you come to his tent. If you pass in front of the other tents, you will be asked into them. The people will ask you to eat with them. And it is bad manners if you say no.
B. you are not full
C. you enjoyed your meal
D. you want to eat more
B. sit still
C. eat quickly
D. turn your back on others
B. won’t talk to; until
C. like to walk with; while
D. talk to; before
B. to visit a friend
C. to refuse to sit down
D. to walk behind the tents
B. Children should have good manners.
C. Good manners and bad manners in Africa.
D. Good manners are always good manners in different countries.
chosen field. If it means going back to college for 2 years of night school, could you do it ? If it means
reading a book a week for about 6 months in order to really master a new skill ? If you aren"t prepared to
do any of those things because they are outside of your comfort zone, then you can forget being succesful.
I guarantee you will never reach your goals in life, unless your goals are to be ordinary.
The biggest killer by far is the dreaded " comfort zone " where most people live in their entire life. And
the funny thing is that people just can"t wrap their heads around the fact that people who have reached
some success get tons of time to just relax, but only because they"ve earned it ! If you haven"t built a
successful business, or in some way built a career that allow you so much freee time, then you are stuck in
the grinding world of nine-to-five jobs everyone else. So how comfortable is that ?
So what can you do about it ? Well, find a way to make something happen in your life--- build a
business around your favourite hobby, write a book and publish it, or take a course in stock trading and
become an expert at that, working on making enough money to retire. If you don"t take massive action that
puts your way of your comfort zone, you will never be successful at much of anything. I promise--- and I
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B. a website
C. a newspaper
D. a TV program
B. We should focus our full attention on the work in our chosen field.
C. We should live out of the " comfort zone " all through our life.
D. We should work together with other people to reach our goals in time.
B. Because they don"t want to be successful.
C. Because they have already earned it through hard work.
D. Because they only work nine to five every day.
B. write a book and publish it
C. take a course in stock trading
D. make enough money to retire
阅读理解。
It"s not a new phenomenon, but have you noticed how many nouns are being used as verbs? We
all use them, often without noticing what we"re doing.
I was arranging to meet someone for dinner last week, and I said “I’ll pencil it in my diary”, and
my friend said “You can ink it in”, meaning that it was a firm arrangement not a tentative one!
Many of these new verbs are linked to new technology. An obvious example is the word fax,
which is a shortening of facsimile originally, an exact copy of a book or document. We all got used
to sending and receiving faxes, and then soon started talking about faxing something and promising
we"d fax it immediately. So, nouns turn into verbs in two easy stages. Then along came email, and we
were soon all emailing each other madly. How did we do without it? I can hardly imagine life without
my daily emails.
Email reminds me, of course, of my computer and its software, which has produced another couple
of new verbs. On my computer I can bookmark those pages from the World Wide Web that I think
I"ll want to look at again, thus saving all the effort of remembering their addresses and calling them up
from scratch. I can do the same thing on my PC, but there I don"t bookmark; I favorite-coming from
“favorite pages”, so the verb is derived from an adjective not a noun. I wasn’t really sure whether
people said this, but someone told me recently that they had favorited a site I was looking for and so
they could easily give me its address.
In the late 1980s I noticed that lots of my friends had acquired pagers, and kept saying things like
“I’ll page you as soon as I know what time we’re meeting”. They couldn"t say it to me, though; I
refused to have one. So my children bought me a mobile phone, now known simply as a mobile and
I had to learn yet more new verbs. I can message someone, that is, I can leave a message (either
spoken or written)for them on their phone.Or I can text them, write a few words suggesting when
and where to meet, for example. How long will it be before I can mobile them, that is, phone them
using my mobile? I haven’t heard that verb yet, but I’m sure I will soon. Perhaps I’ll start using it myself!
1. “I’ll pencil it in my diary” in the second paragraph probably means .
A. it was a firm arrangement
B. it was an uncertain arrangement
C. the arrangement should be written as a diary
D. he prefers a pencil to a pen
2. A website address can be easily found if it has been .
A. emailed
B. messaged
C. favorited
D. texted
3. Which of the following has not been used as a verb yet?
A. message
B. page
C. email
D. mobile
4. The best title for this passage is .
A. New Verbs from Old Nouns
B. The Development of the English language
C. New Technology and New words
D. Technology and Language
foods in an attempt to appear more American,a new study finds.That"s one reason why immigrants
approach US levels of obesity within 15 years of moving to America.
The researchers also did an experiment that measured whether or not the threat of appearing
un-American influenced respondents" food choices.After being questioned about their ability to speak
English,75 percent of Asian-Americans identified a typical American food as their favorite. Only 25
percent of Asian-Americans who had not been asked if they spoke English did the same.
When their American identity was called into question during a follow-up study, Asian-American
participants also tended to choose typical American dishes,such as hamburgers and cheese
sandwiches.In that experiment, 55 Asian-Americans were asked to choose a meal from a local Asian or
American restaurant. Some participants were told that only Americans could participate in the study.
Those who chose the more typical American fare ended up consuming an extra 182 calories,including 12
grams of fat and 7 grams of saturated fat(饱和脂肪).
"People who feel like they need to prove they belong to a culture will change their habits in an
attempt to fit in,"said Sauna Cheryan,an author of the study and assistant professor of psychology at
the University of Washington." If immigrants and their children choose unhealthy American foods over
healthier traditional foods across their lives,this process of fitting in could lead to poorer health." Cheryan
added.
Social pressures,the study concluded, are at the heart of the problem."In American society today,
being American is associated with being white.Americans,who don"t fit this image even if they were
born here and speak English,feel that pressure to prove that they"re American," said Cheryan.
B. immigrants tend to eat American junk food to fit in
C. most Americans are at the risk of heart disease
D. all the American people have a bad eating habit
A. Asian-Americans care less about their health
B. 25 percent of Americans like junk food
C. choosing food is related to Asian-Americans" situation
D. immigrants are forced to eat junk food
B. a person taking a taxi
C. money spent on food
D. an arranged thing to do
B. American traditional foods are healthier
C. immigrants risk their health in order to fit in
D. American culture affects immigrants deeply
B. The traditional culture.
C. The American government.
D. The pressures from society.
was introduced, most people did not like it as well as “regular” coffee, and it took several years to gain
general acceptance (introduction stage). At one point, though, instant coffee grew rapidly in popularity, and many brands were introduced (stage of rapid growth). After a while, people became attached to one
brand and sales leveled off (stage of maturity). Sales went into a slight decline when freeze-dried coffees
were introduced (stage of decline).
The importance of the product life cycle to marketers is this: Different stages in the product life cycle
call for different strategies. The goal is to extend product life so that sales and profits do not decline. One
strategy is called market modification. It means that marketing managers look for new users and market
sections. Did you know, for example, that the backpacks that so many students carry today were originally designed for the military?
Market modification also means searching for increased usage among present customers or going for a different market, such as senior citizens. A marketer may re-position the product to appeal to new market sections.
Another product extension strategy is called product modification. It involves changing product quality, features, or style to attract new users or more usage from present users. American auto manufacturers are using quality improvement as one way to recapture world markets. Note, also, how auto manufacturers
once changed styles dramatically from year to year to keep demand from falling.
1. According to the passage, when people grow fond of one particular brand of a product, its sales will _____.
A. decrease gradually
B. remain at the same level
C. become unstable
D. improve enormously
2. Marketers need to know which of the four stages a product is in so as to _____.
A. work out marketing policies
B. promote its production
C. increase its popularity
D. speed up its life cycle
3. The author mentions the example of “backpacks” in paragraph two to show the importance of _____.
A. pleasing the young as well as the old
B. increasing usage among students
C. exploring new market sections
D. serving both military and civil needs
4. In order to recover their share of the world market, U.S. auto makers are _____.
A. improving product quality
B. increasing product features
C. modernizing product style
D. re-positioning their product in the market
many perfect-looking pop stars keep denying they have changed their facial appearance. Some even get
angry at any claims that they"ve been under the knife.
So it was a bit shocking when Chinese singer Heng Yue boldly announced last month she would have
plastic surgery, becoming the first celebrity to do so in the mainland.
Heng, with a broad range and penetrating(有穿透力的)voice, had been invited to sing the theme
song for Chen Kaige"s film The Promise and TV drama such as Ma Dashuai and Liu Laogen. But the
popularity of the songs shaded her. Her look just wasn"t very charming.
On March 24, Heng, who declined to reveal her age, endured2 18 operations on her face. It was a
comprehensive 8-hour plastic surgery job including nose reshaping and eye operations, said to cost around 650,000 yuan.
"I am so fond of singing," said Heng, "I"m hoping to go further in my career as a singer. However, I"ve
found my plain looks are making me less competitive."
Heng said that many TV shows were interested in her singing, but rejected her, saying that she looked
just so so. So the chance went to someone who looked more attractive or charming on camera.
Certainly, Heng"s not the only star to go seeking perfection. Tian Yungcheng, a doctor specializing in
plastic surgery, said that Heng was just one of about 200 stars he had operated on.
"Whenever we turn on the TV, mose of the celebrity faces on stage, I believe, have had operation."
Tian said.
"Pop stars are reluctant to tell anyone about their surgery since they"re under the pressure from the
public who find it hard to accept fake beauty. But I don"t see it as wrong if a person just wants to be
perfect or have a more pleasant look for others to appreciate." Tian said.
B.They have had operations on their faces.
C.They have been threatened by people.
D.They have been the victims of the operations.
B.She keeps her age as a secret.
C.She used to have an unattractive face.
D.She was the first pop star to have plastic surgery.
B.most people support the beauty industry
C.Tian Yungcheng is an attractive doctor
D.people have little trouble in accepting fake beauty
B.She wanted to marry an attractive man.
C.She wanted to be an actress.
D.She wanted to be more competitive.
B.Because they can"t accept their fake beauty and status in their career.
C.Because it"s hard to explain to their fans.
D.Because they may suffer the pressure from people if they tell the truth.
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